Birth story

Baby #6, posterior and large! Because I was just about 40 years old my doctor wanted me to be induced just before 40 weeks. Apparently if you go late and you are of advanced maternal age it increases the risk of having a stillborn so I went in on March 16th at 12 noon to be induced. I was due on March 19th. I knew the baby was large and on average I give birth to roughly 9 lb babies not realizing this lucky charm would be bigger than them all. This was my 6th vaginal birth and I only had an epidural with my 1st baby. The plan was to take the pitocin and pray on every contraction right until the end as well as use breathing and meditation techniques like I was taught in a previous birth by my doula. However, because I do not take any pain medication at all I knew something was up because I could not feel the baby descending. Not only was my son 9 pounds 12 oz but he was also in posterior position. I felt like it took forever for him to come out and I must have pushed 15 or 20 times which is unusual for me. Because I did not have any pain medication at all I knew I had to push like steel. This was definitely the most traumatic of all my 6 births but on the bright side he was born just after midnight on Saint Patrick's day!! We are very irish. The oldest 3 are girls and the youngest 3 are boys. WE ARE SO BLESSED!!

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